SQLSaturday Madison – April 7-8
The first event I ever spoke at was SQLSaturday in Madison, Wisconsin, back in 2012. I was petrified – would anyone...
2017-03-28
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The Data Files
An open letter to the PASS community
PASS is our community.
It may sound a little cliche in this time of election propaganda in the US, but it’s...
2016-09-28
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SQL Sentry Plan Explorer is now free
You’ll probably hear about this from other sources, but an announcement made this morning bears repeating: One of my favorite...
2016-09-16 (first published: 2016-09-09)
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Defending your data
Which of these is more secure?
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Nicolas Chadeville / 500pxIt’s a trick question – the correct answer is “neither”.
Both castles and vaults...
2016-09-07
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SQLSaturday Indianapolis Wrap-Up
This weekend, I attended SQLSaturday in Indianapolis for the first time. It’s one of the larger events in the Midwest...
2016-08-15
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Security VC Webinar: TLS 1.2 and SQL Server
The PASS Security virtual chapter hosted a great webinar on Thursday. Amit Banerjee from Microsoft’s SQL Server Tiger Team (b|t)...
2016-07-02
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I’m speaking at Summit!
I’m excited to announce that I have been selected to speak at PASS Summit again this year! I’ll be presenting...
2016-06-23
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SQLSaturday Iowa City is this weekend!
If you’re within driving distance of Iowa City, IA, I’d love to see you at SQLSaturday Iowa City this weekend!...
2016-06-06
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Save the date: SQLSaturday Iowa City
Q: True or False – Iowa has one of the world’s longest-running SQL Server conferences?
A: True! SQLSaturday #19 was held in the fall of...
2016-01-28
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Chicago
I’m happy to announce that my first public session of 2016 will be at SQLSaturday Chicago on March 5! I...
2016-01-26
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Blogs
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
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Level 28: DAX Text Functions: The DAX Extract & Modify Functions: LEFT(), RIGHT(), MID(), REPLACE(), SUBSTITUTE()
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Creating JSON I
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Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers